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Cover yourself in sparkling Diamond powder with this Diamond Duster, a spherical plume of Marabou feathers from Laura Mercier, before your big night out on the town with your sweetheart. Nothing is sexier than a light shimmer to the skin, don't you agree? Kelly and I used to cover ourselves with bright sparkling powder in the '90s and we glittered like neon lights but now we prefer the subtle glow from Laura Mercier. Powder $38, Laura Mercier Diamond Duster $22, both at Sephora

I use men's razor, the same kind my husband uses actually, which lead to the constant bickering of "did you use my razor?", which lead to the argument of whose hair is coarser, my leg's or his face's. I am happy to announce that we have left this battle behind and moved on to other more pointless ones. I am using women's razors again because they finally made one powerful enough for me, the Venus from Gillette. I want 4 blades or 5 blades or however many blades he has, why can't I get the same treatment in razors? I don't want these dinky, cutesie, gel infused, contour shavers that contours itself out of shaving all my hair. I don't need my razor to look "lady like", I want one that works. The Venus has 5 blades, yes count them, 5!! It is contoured and has the gel around the edges which does add some benefits. I am not against these things, I just don't want them to distract from the job of shaving. Instead of having the tiny strip of the shaving gel right above the blades, this razor has it all around the outer frame so the gel has a chance to get on the skin surface instead of just going directly into clogging the blades. I still used shower cream when I shaved, somehow I just don't have enough confidence in the gel alone. The slight contour does make it easier for that part of the leg next to the shin that is curved, a totally straight razor would require a couple of passes there. When you buy the initial package, it comes with one extra razor and a handy holder and dispenser that suctions on your shower wall. No more rusty blades causes by razors sitting on a wet surface. No more razor mix ups but more importantly, I am getting a great shave that leaves my legs totally smooth.This new razor launches on Feb. 12, you can get it at Drugstore.com for $11.99 for the starter kit (comes with a razor, 2 cartridges and the shower pod).

I was getting ready for a night out on the town to celebrate one of my girlfriends' birthday last weekend when I realized that I have officially lost all of my tan. I confess from time to time I have used the tanning bed (please don't strike me down Beauty Snobs!), but it just takes so much time, and then the wait to see results of your efforts. I don’t know about you, but I am a big fan of instant gratification. I ran for my friends bathroom to see if she had any answers to my winter white skin, where I found Too Faced Tanning Bed In A Tube 6 oz. It was great! It blends nicely into your skin for a streak free bronze, and best of all it looked natural. An instant tan that can make me look as if I’ve just arrived from a fabulous beach vacation is great for that winter pick me up!

I have this adorable blue coat that I bought when I was studying abroad in Paris. Every winter, I pray for the cold weather to get here faster and stay forever so I can wear it without looking ridiculous. Unfortunately, no matter how super cute I look, I usually get sick of the cold weather after about a month (which would be right now) and start complaining about it being too cold. (I didn't move to Texas for nothing!) So in the spirit of the Spring Break that I know is just around the corner, here is a product that I can't wait to use after a lazy day on the beach. PHYTO PLAGE Moisturizing Hair and Body Wash with Bamboo Marrow gives you plenty of moisture and is best used after prolonged exposure to the sun. I know this will come in handy around March when I'm burned to a crisp praying for cooler weather. Phyto Plage Moisturizing Hair and Body Wash with Bamboo Marrow, $20.00, Beauty.com.

Feel pretty from head to toe with the latest from Thymes, The Red Cherie Collection! The Collection combines pomegranate with the luscious aroma of ripe red cherries, passion flower and jasmine. Sparked with subtle hints of Asian lychee and a tease of fruity musk, Red Cherie is a whimsical, yet sophisticated scent. I love the feminine and beautiful packaging, stylized cherry blossoms vine over a spring green background, it reminds me of Japanese silk prints. I just got the AHA body lotion ($28), it is loaded with skin loving vitamin E and antioxidants and absolutely heavenly! I am going to get the handwash and lotion set next, the scent is so subtle and goes well with everything! The complete line has a cologne, body creme, body wash, body scrub, bath salts, hand wash, hand lotion and home fragrance mist. Try one and I guarantee you will be addicted to the entire line! Thymes is dedicated to promoting a healthy and beautiful lifestyle and all products introduced after April 2007 are parapen free. Including the Red Cherie! At Thymes.com

Have your hands taken a beating with the hard winter dryness? For simple, no nonsense moisturizing that will work and keep working through hand washings, there is nothing better than the drugstore favorite, Eucerin. I get the big jar for ease of applying, I can never get enough from the tubes at one time, I like to scoop and slather. But get the tube for your bag so you can always have it on hand. This is a thick cream but does not go on sticky or greasy, just hearty and deep penetrating goodness. I keep a jar next to the kitchen sink, one on my coffee table and another next to my computer. And like I said, it goes on clean so my keyboard never gets gunked up even when with multiple applications throughout the day. I can even skip between washes because it really gets in the skin and when I wake up in the morning, my hands are still soft and velvety. If you are wondering why I don't have one in my bathroom it's because all of my fancy lotions are there and after shower or bath is my one time during the day for a luxurious treatment. That's when I get refreshed with something in a delicious scent. And that leads me to another reason why I love Eucerin, it is completely odor free so it will not conflict with anything else I have on. Especially since I use this so much during the day, with a scented lotion I will end up smelling like a Bath and Body Works store. People have stopped buying me stuff from there during the holidays because they know I will re-gift those. I'm sorry but I just can't handle the super potent smells, just walking by the store makes me woozy. At Drugstore.com for only $12.27 for the big jar, so get 3 or 4 for each room of the house.

Left: Jada Pinkett Smith, a devoted fan of Carol's Daughter products

We thought it fitting to celebrate Martin Luther King Day with a profile on a woman who not only had a dream, she made it a reality. In 1993, Founder Lisa Price had a dream, she wanted to create quality beauty products for women, men and children of all skin types and needs. She transformed her hobby and love for fragrance into a skin care business and from that love Carol’s Daughter was born. Inspired by nature, the unique line includes over 300 products for face, hair, body and home - allowing for product combinations and possibilities that are endless for every man, woman and child regardless of skin type, tone, or need!

All of the products are presented with an abundance of love and quality ingredients. The concentrations in the moisturizers are among the highest you’ll find tested on people, not animals and do not contain harmful additives or cheap fillers. I got a ton of stuff to test out for you beauty snobs and I now smell and feel yummy!

1. Jamaican Punch Body Butter: I have to confess when I saw the dried apple slice on top of the body butter, I had an urge to eat it (I know- so weird but I love dried apples!). But it's not just the apple, the body butter smelled intoxicatingly delicious! Full of natural oils, it was just the thing my skin needed this week in this crazy cold and dry weather. $18

By Rich, guest writer and husband of Beauty Snob Kelly

I'm an average guy. I wouldn't consider myself a metrosexual or anything like that, so my shower during my bachelor days had only 3 things. A bar of soap, one bottle of shampoo, and a washcloth. Ok 4, a bottle of conditioner I used every once in awhile. When the bar of soap ran out and slipped down the drain, I bought another one to replace it. When the shampoo bottle breathed its last breath of shampoo, I bought another one. I never had more than one type of product in the shower, and I liked it.

All of that changed during my transition to married life. I was introduced to the complicated world that women inhabit. The shower became filled with multiple bottles of shampoos, conditioners, body creams, lotions, exfoliants, body washes, facial soaps, a wash that smelled like the beach (did they steal that from Kramer on Seinfeld), products that contained oatmeal, mud and various other bottles of things I have no idea what they did.

I'm a simple man, so I pretty much only need something to clean my body (soap) and something to clean my hair (shampoo). So a few weeks ago, we ran out of the body wash we were using and my wife replaced it with a bar of soap...or what I thought was soap. It was shaped like a bar of soap, and it was in the same place that the body wash was, so I assumed it was soap. Ah, it reminded me of my bachelor days...but of course, everyone knows what happens when you assume.

I wait all year for this L'OCCITANE sale and I stock up on everything I could possibly use for the year. All of the best products are on sale, like my all time most cherished luxury, the Lavender Shower Cream $28 ($40), this is the big 17 oz bottle so it is a great deal. And of course I have to have my scrubs and nothing is better than their Shea Butter Ultra Rich Body Scrub, $27.20 ($34). What I really am desperate for right now is the Shea Butter Softening Hand Mask, $14 ($20) after a dry winter of heaters and hand washing (cold and flu season and 2 kids equals hand washing every 10 minutes), my hands need serious help. I also love to get the gift sets to have on hand in case I have an impromptu dinner party to go to, these make the best hostess gifts. Everyone's favorite is the Lavender Set, $54 ( originally $61) so that's the one I always get. I can't believe everything I need is on sale, I am so happy, I mean, how often does that happen? You better hurry because things are selling out as you read.

I love Bioelements, their Kerafole mask is the best thing ever made! So of course anything new that Bioelements comes out with I am going to be excited. Well even with all the hype, they deliver. The Vitalization Body Creme is an intense moisturizer for the entire body, it has 10 pure botanical oils, shea butter and antioxidants like red tea and beta-caratene. How much do I love this? Forget pump dispensers, I love the jar because this is the kind of stuff you want to dig your hands into and slather all over liberally and lavishly. The scent is nothing short of heavenly, I carry this from bedroom to living room to office all day long because I can't get enough of it! We all have a bathroom full of body moisturizers that work relatively well, I mean, it makes your skin non-dry for the most part, but this stays with you and hydrates you through the night. It is not greasy, the texture is mouse-like and like I said, the smell is ridiculously amazing. You know how you feel when you leave the spa? Well, that's how this make me feel. I love that the entire house flows with the scent making me really feel like I am at the spa. Unfortunately, you have to make an initial trip there because this is only available at select spas and salons.